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Melville J. and Frances S. Herskovits photograph collection
- Title
- Melville J. and Frances S. Herskovits photograph collection [graphic].
- Author
- Herskovits, Melville J. (Melville Jean), 1895-1963.
- Publication
- [186-?-196-]
- Supplementary Content
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Status | Vol/Date | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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box 15 | Picture | Request in advance | Sc Photo Melville J. and Frances S. Herskovits Collection box 15 | Offsite | |
box 14 | Picture | Request in advance | Sc Photo Melville J. and Frances S. Herskovits Collection box 14 | Offsite | |
box 13 | Picture | Request in advance | Sc Photo Melville J. and Frances S. Herskovits Collection box 13 | Offsite | |
box 12 | Picture | Request in advance | Sc Photo Melville J. and Frances S. Herskovits Collection box 12 | Offsite | |
box 11 | Picture | Request in advance | Sc Photo Melville J. and Frances S. Herskovits Collection box 11 | Offsite | |
box 10 | Picture | Request in advance | Sc Photo Melville J. and Frances S. Herskovits Collection box 10 | Offsite | |
box 9 | Picture | Request in advance | Sc Photo Melville J. and Frances S. Herskovits Collection box 9 | Offsite | |
box 8 | Picture | Request in advance | Sc Photo Melville J. and Frances S. Herskovits Collection box 8 | Offsite | |
box 7 | Picture | Request in advance | Sc Photo Melville J. and Frances S. Herskovits Collection box 7 | Offsite | |
Not available - Please for assistance. | box 6 | Picture | Request in advance | Sc Photo Melville J. and Frances S. Herskovits Collection box 6 | Offsite |
box 5 | Picture | Request in advance | Sc Photo Melville J. and Frances S. Herskovits Collection box 5 | Offsite | |
box 4 | Picture | Request in advance | Sc Photo Melville J. and Frances S. Herskovits Collection box 4 | Offsite | |
box 3 | Picture | Request in advance | Sc Photo Melville J. and Frances S. Herskovits Collection box 3 | Offsite | |
box 2 | Picture | Request in advance | Sc Photo Melville J. and Frances S. Herskovits Collection box 2 | Offsite | |
box 1 | Picture | Request in advance | Sc Photo Melville J. and Frances S. Herskovits Collection box 1 | Offsite |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Found In
- p1bc Herskovits, Melville J. Melville J. and Frances S. Herskovits papers, 1902-1972 (CstRLIN)NYPW090000019-A.
- p1ra Herskovits, Melville J. Melville J. and Frances S. Herskovits collection, 1920-1986 (CstRLIN)NYPG087000001-F.
- Description
- ca. 2217 items (6.5 lin. ft., 15 boxes); 30 x 38 cm. and smaller.
- 652 photographic prints : silver gelatin, b&w ;
- 960 photographic prints : b&w and col. ;
- 20 photographic prints : albumen ;
- 480 negatives b&w and col. ;
- 102 slides ;
- 3 photomechanical prints : b&w ;
- Summary
- The Melville J. and Frances S. Herskovits Photograph Collection consists of some personal photographs and documentation of Melville's professional activities.
- Subject
- Herskovits, Melville J. 1895-1963
- Balewa, Abubakar Tafawa, Sir, 1912-1966
- Bello, Ahmadu, Sir, 1910-1966
- Boas, Franz, 1858-1942
- Furbay, Elizabeth Jane Dearmin
- Herskovits, Jean
- Herskovits Frances S. 1897-
- Leakey, L. S. B. 1903-1972
- Madero, Francisco I., 1873-1913
- Ortiz, Fernando, 1881-1969
- Touré, Ahmed Sékou, 1922-1984
- Tubman, William V. S., 1895-1971
- Villa, Pancho, 1878-1923
- Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.). Program of African Studies
- International Congress of Americanists 1954 : Sao Paulo, Brazil)
- International Conference of Africanists 1962 : Accra, Ghana)
- Unesco Conference (1960 : Nigeria)
- Americanist Congress (1960 : Paris, France)
- Anthropologists > United States
- Anthropology > Research
- Architecture, Primitive
- Art
- Ashanti (African people) > Social life and customs
- Beauty culture > Africa
- Black people > Africa > Jewelry
- Black people > Africa > Social life and customs
- Black people > Brazil > Bahia (State) > Social life and customs
- Black people > Brazil > Social life and customs
- Black people > Clothing & dress > Africa
- Black people > Ghana > Social life and customs
- Black people > Haiti > Social life and customs
- Black people > Jamaica > Social life and customs
- Black people > Nigeria > Social life and customs
- Black people > Suriname > Social life and customs
- Black people > Trinidad and Tobago > Social life and customs
- Body-marking
- Body piercing
- Ethnology
- Hairstyles
- Heads of state > Africa
- Maroons > Jamaica
- Maroons > Suriname
- Musical instruments > Africa
- Photography in anthropology
- Political anthropology
- Rites and ceremonies > Haiti
- Rites and ceremonies > Trinidad and Tobago
- Religious life and customs
- Sculpture, Yoruba
- Sculpture, African
- Shrines in art
- Umbanda (Cult) > Brazil
- Vodou > Haiti
- Visual anthropology
- Africa, West
- Bahia (State) > Religion
- Brazil > Religion
- Haiti > Religion
- Guadeloupe
- Jamaica
- Mexico > History > Revolution, 1910-1920
- Suriname > Religion
- Trinidad and Tobago > Religion
- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Zimbabwe
- Genre/Form
- Group portraits – 1930-1969.
- Portrait photographs – 1910-1969
- Postcards – 1940-1969.
- Greeting cards – 1950-1969.
- Snapshots – 1900-1969.
- Photographic albums – 1860-1919.
- Photographic prints – 1900-1969.
- Silver gelatin prints – 1920-1969.
- Albumen prints – 1860-1919.
- Card photographs – 1880-1919.
- Cartes de visite – 1860-1919.
- Negatives – 1940-1969.
- Slides – 1940-1969.
- Reproductions – 1940-1969.
- Note
- Some photographs have descriptive information on verso.
- Carte de visite album is fragile; two cards were originally placed in many of the single image slots (one placed behind the other).
- Collection contains photographs by Melville J. Herskovits, the Eastern Nigerian Information Service, Eugene L. Ray, W. T. Mullarky, and others.
- Terms of Use (note)
- Permission of copyright holder is required for reproduction.
- Location of Other Archival Materials (note)
- Northwestern University Archives;
- Biography (note)
- Melville J. Herskovits, anthropologist and Africanist, was the founder of the first African Studies Program in the United States established at Northwestern University in 1948.
- Linking Entry (note)
- Forms part of the Melville J. and Frances S. Herskovits Papers, 1902-1972. The Herskovits collection of artifacts and art objects is housed in the Art and Artifacts Division.
- Publications (note)
- Some photographs have been published in a number of Herskovits' articles and books, including "Dahomey, An Ancient West African Kingdom, vol. 1 & 2," (New York: J. J. Augustin, 1938); "The Human Factor in Changing Africa," (New York: A. A. Knopf, 1962); "Rebel Destiny: Among the Bush Negroes of Dutch Guiana," (New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., 1934); "Trinidad Village," (New York: A. A. Knopf, 1947). Some photographs have also been published in works by other scholars and researchers.
- Call Number
- Sc Photo Melville J. and Frances S. Herskovits Collection
- OCLC
- NYPG93-F337
- Author
- Herskovits, Melville J. (Melville Jean), 1895-1963.
- Title
- Melville J. and Frances S. Herskovits photograph collection [graphic].
- Imprint
- [186-?-196-]
- Terms Of Use
- Permission of copyright holder is required for reproduction.
- Biography
- Melville J. Herskovits, anthropologist and Africanist, was the founder of the first African Studies Program in the United States established at Northwestern University in 1948. Frances S. Herskovits, who taught African Literature, was also a close collaborator of her husband's. She accompanied Melville on many of his field trips and obtained data on the women, art, and religion of various cultures.
- Location of Other Archival Materials
- Melville J. Herskovits Papers, 1906-1963; Northwestern University Archives; University Library, 1935 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL, USA
- Linking Entry
- Forms part of the Melville J. and Frances S. Herskovits Papers, 1902-1972. The Herskovits collection of artifacts and art objects is housed in the Art and Artifacts Division.
- Publications
- Some photographs have been published in a number of Herskovits' articles and books, including "Dahomey, An Ancient West African Kingdom, vol. 1 & 2," (New York: J. J. Augustin, 1938); "The Human Factor in Changing Africa," (New York: A. A. Knopf, 1962); "Rebel Destiny: Among the Bush Negroes of Dutch Guiana," (New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., 1934); "Trinidad Village," (New York: A. A. Knopf, 1947). Some photographs have also been published in works by other scholars and researchers.
- Local Note
- SC MG 43
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Herskovits, Melville J. (Melville Jean), 1895-1963. PhotographerComess, Herb. PhotographerDunham, Katherine. PhotographerMullarky, W. T. PhotographerRay, Eugene L. PhotographerSteffens, Harvey J. PhotographerZagourski, Casimir Ostoja, 1880-1941. PhotographerEastern Nigerian Information Service (Nigeria)W. B. Nickerson Photography (Evanston, Ill.)
- Found In:
- p1bc Herskovits, Melville J. Melville J. and Frances S. Herskovits papers, 1902-1972 (CstRLIN)NYPW090000019-A.p1ra Herskovits, Melville J. Melville J. and Frances S. Herskovits collection, 1920-1986 (CstRLIN)NYPG087000001-F.
- Research Call Number
- Sc Photo Melville J. and Frances S. Herskovits Collection